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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 76937

Before placing a needle or catheter into a vein or artery, for instance to insert a central line, the doctor uses real-time ultrasound to look at the blood vessel, confirm it is open and healthy, and watch the needle enter it. This guidance improves accuracy and safety compared to inserting a needle by feel alone, and it includes a permanent saved image plus a written report. It is billed in addition to the vascular access procedure itself, not as a stand-alone service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access cost?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.70 to $46.77.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $29 to $71Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56
$10$20$50$100facility $45professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$43.65
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Mexico· 47th of 51

$34.67

AK $117FL $28.84

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.